Women's Basketball 6/20/2023 2:46:00 PM

2022-23 Muskies Year in Review: Women's Basketball

2022-23 Lakeland Women's Basketball Recap

Head Coach: Amber Peterson (3rd year). Peterson coached the team through the season before departing for an assistant coaching position at Augustana (S.D.) University in May.
Assistant Coaches: Kayla Clark (3rd year), Miranda Jacobson (2nd year)
Record: 14-12 overall, 12-6 Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference
NACC Regular Season Finish: 5th of 14 teams
Home Record: 7-5
Away Record: 7-7
Long Winning Streak: 4 games (twice)
Long Losing Streak: 5 games
Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference Tournament Finish: (0-1) –Lost to No. 4 seed Concordia Wisconsin 74-72 in first round
All-NACC Team: Kacey Gardner (1st Team), Mackenzie Miller (1st Team, Freshman of the Year)
D3hoops.com Region 8 Rookie of the Year: Mackenzie Miller
NACC All-Academic Team: Bree Arsenault, A.T. Bartlett, Katie Bleck, Jenna Caterino, Sadie Conway, Lauren Downs, Ellie Felsinger, Gabbi Glatczak, Alexis Johnson, Lauryn Johnson, Brianna Jones, Paige Olsen, Nicole Sachman, Kerstin Sauerbrei, Grace Shukis, Brooklyn Wayer, Alexa Yost
CSC Academic All-District Team: Jenna Caterino, Lauren Downs, Ellie Felsinger, Kerstin Sauerbrei
Leader in Scoring: Mackenzie Miller (307 points, 12.3 points/game)
Leader in Rebounding: Mackenzie Miller (154 rebounds, 6.2 rebounds/game)
Leader in Assists: Kacey Gardner (102)
Leader in Steals: Kacey Gardner (51)
Leader in Blocked Shots: Kerstin Sauerbrei (20)
Leader in Field Goal Percentage: Mackenzie Miller (55.1%)
Leader in Free Throw Percentage: Lauren Downs (77.8%)
Leader in 3-Point Field Goal Percentage: Kerstin Sauerbrei (33.3%)
Leader in 3-Point Field Goals Made: Kerstin Sauerbrei (53)

Single-game highs:
Points: Kacey Gardner, 26 at Concordia Chicago, Feb. 15, 2023
Rebounds: Mackenzie Miller, 12 vs. Dominican, Dec. 3, 2022
Assists: Kacey Gardner, 10 vs. Marian, Jan. 25, 2023
Steals: Sydney Walker, 8 at Aurora, Dec. 10, 2022
Blocked Shots: 3, by Kerstin Sauerbrei at Alverno, Dec. 7, 2022 and by Mackenzie Miller vs. Illinois Tech, Jan. 28, 2023
Field Goals Made: 10, by Kacey Gardner at Concordia Chicago, Feb. 15, 2023 and by Ellie Felsinger at Concordia Wisconsin, Feb. 21, 2023
Free Throws Made: Ellie Felsinger, 7 at Concordia Wisconsin, Jan. 4, 2023
Free Throws Attempted: 8, by Brianna Jones vs. Dominican, Dec. 3, 2022 and by Ellie Felsinger at Concordia Wisconsin, Jan. 4, 2023
3-Point Field Goals Made: Kerstin Sauerbrei, 7 vs. Marian, Jan. 25, 2023
Minutes Played: 40, by Kacey Gardner on six occasions, first at Northwestern (Minn.), Nov. 19, 2022. Gardner and Kerstin Sauerbrei also most recently played all 40 minutes at Concordia Wisconsin, Feb. 21, 2023.

Season Highlights

Muskies played in the NACC Tournament for eighth time in last nine years, falling at the buzzer to Concordia Wisconsin in the first round
Team rebounded from 0-5 start to win 14 of its next 19 games before pair of close losses to rival Concordia Wisconsin to end season. Muskies still finished with a winning record for the first time since 2018-19 and their best NACC record and finish since that year.
Kacey Gardner set new school career assists record, breaking the former mark of 340 assists by Kayla Clark (2013-17) and finishing her career with 403 assists. Her total also ranks as fourth-most in NACC history.
Gardner also finished her career with 241 steals, second-most in Lakeland history, and also ranks 10th all-time in career rebounds (597). Her 102 assists this season also were the 10th-most in a season in Muskies history.
Kerstin Sauerbrei made 53 three-point field goals, the sixth-most in a season in program history. Her 119 career triples made also are the sixth-most in school history.
Mackenzie Miller became Lakeland's first NACC Freshman of the Year and also became first Muskie to receive D3hoops.com region rookie of the year honors
Muskies held opponents below the 60-point mark 12 times, posting an 11-1 record in those games
Team finished 6-2 in month of January and 9-3 over months of December and January
Team posted 12-3 record when outrebounding opponents
Muskies scored 79 points in loss at Edgewood Jan. 21, 2023, the fourth-most points scored in a loss in program history and the third-most ever in a regulation loss
Ellie Felsinger started all 26 games, and Felsinger and Alexa Yost joined her in playing in all 26 games
Eight different players-Felsinger, Gardner, Miller, Sauerbrei, Yost, Lauren Downs, Brianna Jones and Sydney Walker-led the team in scoring in at least one game
A total of 22 players appeared in a varsity game, with 20 scoring at least one point and all 22 grabbing at least one rebound
Gardner led NACC in minutes per game (33.7) and finished 2nd in total assists (102), assists/game (4.3) and steals/game (2.1), 3rd total steals (55) and assist-to-turnover ratio (2.1), 5th in total minutes played (809), tied for 8th in total defensive rebounds (132) and defensive rebounds/game (5.5)
Miller led NACC in field goal percentage (55.1%) and finished 4th in field goals made (129), 6th in points (307) and 8th in scoring average (12.3)
Sauerbrei ranked 3rd in NACC in three-point field goal percentage (33.3%) and three-point field goal attempts (133), tied for 3rd in three-point field goals (53) and three-pointers/game (2.1) and ranked 5th in assist-to-turnover ratio (1.9), 8th in blocked shots/game (0.8) and 9th in total blocked shots (20)
Downs finished 8th in NACC in free throw percentage (77.8%)